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MRSA epidemic linked to a quickly spreading colonization and virulence determinant

The molecular processes underlying epidemic waves of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are poorly understood(1). While a major role has been attributed to the acquisition of virulence determinants by horizontal gene transfer(2), there are insufficient epidemiological and functional...

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Autores principales: Li, Min, Du, Xin, Villaruz, Amer E., Diep, Binh An, Wang, Decheng, Song, Yan, Tian, Yueru, Hu, Jinhui, Yu, Fangyou, Lu, Yuan, Otto, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3378817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22522561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm.2692